Catch Cntrl+F1 key presses for my App

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Hi,
I've got a big problem. I tried searching over the internet but nothing found. So my Question is ;

How Can I catch Ctrl+F1 or any other key presses by the user and respond to that ? (maybe show a message)

Please Answer !!!

Posted 16-Dec-11 2:17am

Captain Price

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Pranit Kothari · Answer 1 · 2011-12-16T03:33:00

Solution 3

Use PreTranslateMessage.

See this,
http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/W-D/dislog/tutorials/article.php/c4965[^]

Posted 16-Dec-11 3:33am

Pranit Kothari

CPallini · Answer 2 · 2011-12-16T02:38:00

Solution 1

If you are using MFC then you may override PreTranslateMessage (have a look at Newcomer's: "When to use or not use PreTranslateMessage"[^]). If you are using Win32 instead then, the message pump is there, waiting for your intervention.

Posted 16-Dec-11 2:38am

CPallini

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elgaabeb 16-Dec-11 8:44am

Hi,
I completely agree with you. I'll just add a precision about win32 api.
When using Win32 API, I think that he should make a keyboard event hook then make a keyboad event message queu and wait to have "ctrl" keydown msg then "c" keydown msg to catch the ctrl + c event.

EL GAABEB.

elgaabeb 16-Dec-11 8:44am

my 4 :).

Nikil S · Answer 3 · 2011-12-16T02:42:00

Solution 2

Use the KeyEventArgs.Control Property[^], refer to the C++ example in the same link.

Posted 16-Dec-11 2:42am

Nikil S

Updated 16-Dec-11 2:58am

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Captain Price 6-Jul-12 12:56pm

that's .NET